Finally, the worst kept secret in television, dating all the way back to 1969, has been outed. Bert and Ernie were, indeed, gay. Kudos for finally revealing what many sane-minded Americans have "known" for all (or nearly all) of their lives.
With their adorable bickering and easy chemistry, every TV series from Friends and The Simpsons to Family Guy lovingly painted them as partners too.
Now, after decades of speculation, one of the show's writers has lifted the lid on its most famous and beloved characters.
Mark Saltzman, who joined the Sesame Street team in 1984, has revealed he did indeed write Bert and Ernie as a gay couple.
He told Queerty the characters reflected his own same-sex relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman at the time.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7287268/sesame-street-bert-ernie-gay-speculation-over/
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers
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With their adorable bickering and easy chemistry, every TV series from Friends and The Simpsons to Family Guy lovingly painted them as partners too.
Now, after decades of speculation, one of the show's writers has lifted the lid on its most famous and beloved characters.
Mark Saltzman, who joined the Sesame Street team in 1984, has revealed he did indeed write Bert and Ernie as a gay couple.
He told Queerty the characters reflected his own same-sex relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman at the time.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7287268/sesame-street-bert-ernie-gay-speculation-over/
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers
Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR
